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TAGS: OVIP (ASTACIO, JULIO ERNESTO), PINR, ES
SUB J : BRIEFING MATERIAL FOR THE VISIT TO SPAIN OF THE VICE-
PRESIDENT OF EL SALVADOR

REF (A) MADRID 10446 (NOTAL), (B) SAN SALVADOR 4708

1 . VICE-PRESIDENT JULIO ERNESTO ASTACIO WAS BORN MARCH 12,

1932 IN SAN SALVADOR. HE RECEIVED A MEDICAL DEGREE FROM
UNIVERSITY OF EL SALVADOR (UES) IN 1960. UNDER AID GRANT,

HE WORKED AT HOSPITAL AFFILIATED WITH UNIVERSITY OF PENN-
SYLVANIA. UNDER SCHOLARSHIPS FROM U.S. AND SALVADORAN ARMIED,

HE STUDIED AT WALTER REED GENERAL HOSPITAL. BEFORE ENTERING
CABINET AS MINISTER OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL ASSISTANCE IN JULY
1972, ASTACIO HAD BUILT A SUCCESSFUL PRIVATE MEDICAL
PRACTICE. ASTACIO RECEIVED THE VICE-PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION

OF THE RULING NATIONAL CONCILIATION PARTY (PCN) IN SEPT 1976.

AS VICE-PRESIDENT, ASTACIO HAS ALSO HELD THE POSITION OF

MINISTER TO THE PRESIDENT WHICH HAS GIVEN HIM SOME RESPONSIBILITY

WITHIN THE GOES FOR RUNNING THE DAY-TO-DAY AFFAIRS OF GOVERNMENT.

HE HAS TAKEN A PARTICULAR INTEREST IN EL SALVADOR’S

BIRTH CONTROL AND HEALTH PROGRAMS. ASTACIO SPEAKS

ENGLISH WELL. HE IS MARRIED AND THE FATHER OF THREE

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CHILDREN.

2. DR. JOSE ANTONIO RODRIGUEZ PORTH WAS SWORN IN AS
THE NEW FOREIGN MINISTER ON APRIL 28, 1978. BORN ON
APRIL 7. 1916 IN SAN SALVADOR, RODRIGUEZ PORT RECEIVED
A LAW DEGREE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF EL SALVADOR (UES)

IN NOVEMBER 1941. AMONG THE POSITIONS HE HELD AFTER HIS

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Sheryl P. Walter Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 20 Mar 2014

GRADUATION WERE THOSE OF SUBSECRETARIES OF THE MINISTRIES
OF FOREIGN RELATIONS AND JUSTICE (1944 AND 1948). HE
SERVED AS A DEPUTY IN THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY FROM 1947-
1948. IN THE EARLY 1950'S, HE TAUGHT PHILOSOPHY AT THE
UES AND WAS ASSOCIATED WITH TWO NOW DEFUNCT NEWSPAPERS.
RODRIGUEZ PORTH WAS DEAN OF THE FACULTY OF LAW AT THE
UES FROM 1955-1959. CONCURRENTLY, HE WAS ALSO A MEMBER
OF THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT OF THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE FROM
1956-1957. IN 1972, RODRIGUEZ RAN AS THE PRESIDENTIAL
CANDIDATE OF THE SALVADORAN POPULAR PARTY (PPS). HE
FINISHED LAST IN A FIELD OF FOUR. SINCE THAT TIME, HE
HAS DEVOTED HIMSELF MAINLY TO HIS LEGAL PRACTICE, WHICH
HAVE INCLUDED SOME OF EL SALVADOR S WEALTHIEST INDIVIDUALS
AND MOST POWERFUL FIRMS. HE HAS BEEN LEGAL ADVISOR TO
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PRIVATE ENTERPRISE (ANEP)

SINCE 1976. FROM 1950 TO 1972 HE WAS LEGAL ADVISOR
TO THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY OF EL SALVADOR.
RODRIGUEZ IS MARRIED AND HAS TWO CHILDREN. HE IS A
SPORTS ENTHUSIAST AND IS ALSO A MEMBER OF SEVERAL
CIVIC INSTITUTIONS (INCLUDING THE SALVADORAN RED CROSS).

HE IS THE AUTHOR OF A TEXTBOOK ON THE CONSTITUTIONAL
LAW OF EL SALVADOR AND HAS WRITTEN NUMEROUS NEWSPAPER
ARTICLES ON POLITICAL AND SOCIAL THEMES. HE WAS
REPORTEDLY THE INDIVIDUAL WHO PLACED AND PAID FOR ADS
CONTAINING A LETTER TO THEN-ASSISTANT SECRETARY TODMAN. THE
ADS APPEARED IN THE NOVEMBER 15, 1977 EDITIONS OF "EL
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DIARIO DE HOY" AND "LA PRENSA GRAFICA". THE LETTER STATED
THAT GOES AUTHORITIES FEARED TO TAKE NECESSARY MEASURES
AGAINST TERRORISM BECAUSE OF THE POSSIBILITY THAT EL SALVADOR
MIGHT BE SUBJECTED TO SANCTIONS IMPOSED BY THE U.S.

AGAINST NATIONS VIOLATING HUMAN RIGHTS.

3. JOSE EDUARDO REYES WAS BORN ON MARCH 17, 1931 IM
JIQUILISCO, DEPARTMENT OF USULUTAN. HE GRADUATED IN 1955
WITH A DEGREE IN ECONOMICS FROM THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
AND RECEIVED HIS DOCTORATE FROM THE SAME UNIVERSITY IN 1961.
BESIDES STUDYING IN PARIS (1965) AND LONDON (1966),

REYES SPENT A YEAR DOING -POST-GRADUATE WORK ON ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT QL VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE.
IN ADDITION TO FRENCH, HE SPEAKS RELATIVELY GOOD ENGLISH
AND THREE OF HIS CHILDREN HAVE REPORTEDLY ATTENDED THE
AMERICAN SCHOOL IN SAN SALVADOR. HE WAS WITH
CONOPLAN (MINISTRY OF PLANNING'S PREDECESSOR ORGANIZA-
TION) FROM 1962-1969. HE APPARENTLY HELD THE NUMBER
TWO SPOT FOR THE BETTER PART OF THAT TIME BUT FINISHED
AS DIRECTOR. SINCE THEN HE HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH
FERPO (FEDERATION OF PROSESSIONAL ACADEMIC ASSOCIATIONS)

AND ANEP (NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PRIVATE ENTERPRISE),

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AND HAS DONE ECONOMIC CONSULTING. HE HAS ALSO BEEN
ON THE FACULTIES OF ECONOMICS OF BOTH THE NATIONAL
UNIVERSITY AND JOSE SIMEON CANAS UNIVERSITY (UCA - THE
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY).

4. EMBASSY IS NOT AWARE OF ANY PARTICULAR ISSUES THE
VICE-PRESIDENT AND TWO MINISTERS MIGHT RAISE WITH
AMBASSADOR TODMAN. EMBASSY HAS RECEIVED INFO THAT ASTACIO
EXPECTS TO SIGN AN AGREEMENT PROVIDING FOR SPANISH ASSISTANCE
IN LABOR TECHNICAL FIELD. ASTACIO WILL ALSO BE
ACCOMPANIED BY 10-12 MEMBERS OF EL SALVADOR'S PRIVATE
BUSINESS SECTOR.

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Automatic Decaptioning: X

Capture Date: 01 jan 1994

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Current Classification: UNCLASSIFIED

Concepts: VICE PRESIDENT, MINISTERIAL VISITS

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Copy: SINGLE

Draft Date: 12 sep 1978

Decaption Date: 01 jan 1960

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Reference: 78 MADRID 10446, 78 SAN SALVADOR 4708

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Review Action: RELEASED, APPROVED
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Subject: BRIEFING MATERIAL FOR THE VISIT TO SPAIN OF THE VICE- PRESIDENT OF EL SALVADOR
TAGS: OVIP, PINR, ES, SP, (ASTACIO, JULIO ERNESTO)

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Sheryl P. Walter
Declassified/Released
US Department of State
EO Systematic Review
20 Mar 2014

Markings: Sheryl P. Walter Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 20 Mar 2014

Sheryl P. Walter Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 20 Mar 2014